[2] The organisation functions as the de facto student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, with numerous former leaders advancing to hold prominent leadership roles within the party.

[9][10] Shibir members, who are students of educational institutions are expected to donate monthly in the name of Baitul Maal (party fund).

Describing Shibir as a non-armed organization, it questioned the source behind the study, and said: "They did not mention any single incident in the report that could prove our involvement with any armed attack.

[20] The former Awami League led government insisted that it is necessary to maintain public order and stop attacks on police, but Amnesty International sees them as political crackdowns.

In 2010, Government agencies received orders to conduct operations necessary to identify Shibir elements in educational institutions all around Bangladesh and uproot their influence.

[24] On 5 February 2012 approximately at 1:00 a.m., Al Mukaddas (22), fourth-year student of the Department of Al Fiqah and Mohammad Waliullah (23), a master's candidate of Dawah and Islamic Studies Department of Islamic University, were allegedly arrested and disappeared by some people who identified themselves as Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Detective Branch (DB) of Bangladesh Police from Savar, Dhaka.

[32] On 5 April 2013 at around 2:25 a.m., RAB arrested Mohammad Anwarul Islam and Mosammat Nurjahan Begum of Angariapara village in Chapainawabganj from Rajpara Thana in Rajshahi District.

[33] On 21 October 2024, family members of six Shibir leaders filed complaints against RAB and DB in the International Crimes Tribunal over allegations of enforced disappearances.